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noun Mineralogy.
- sphalerite; zinc sulfide.
- any of certain other sulfides.
noun
- another name for sphalerite
- any of several sulphide ores, such as antimony sulphide
an ore of zinc, 1680s, from German Blende, a back-formation from blenden “to blind, deceive” (see blind (adj.)). So called because it resembles lead but does not yield any.